Canada vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Greenhouse gas emissions

Canada
802.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Canada
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 802.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 122.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 10th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.